Thursday, December 4, 2008

So I finally did the lighting McQueen cake., and the red and black turned out well! It took me hours of colour mixing and piping, as well as a problem with the McQueen pan (i hate those pans) everything always sticks. Tip lots and lots of shortening! YUK! Anyway, after a second attempt of the cake, it turned out well!

The final cake was chocolate, with buttercream frosting. The car shape sat on top of a 9x13 cake that was piped in a white and black chequered flag. The car was then carefully placed on top and then i decorated that which took me the best part of half a day.

The end result though was worth it, and Ethan loved his cake! So did my eldest as well, he demolished the biggest slice of cake he has ever had! Kids, chocolate and frosting, you can't go wrong!

Well my next big job will be to finish off my Christmas cakes. I have to make the marzipan, fondant decorations and the royal icing! The smell of the brandy is soooo yummy when i unwrap the cakes to top them up with more brandy!

About Me

I am a SAHM to 2 boys (age 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 yrs old. I am from England (hence the name) and came to live in the USA in feburary 2005. I worked as an architect before i had my first son, and now I have found passion in baking and decorating cakes from scratch. I am fairly new to all this and wanted to share my experiences with you.
All my cakes and frosting are made from scratch using unbleached flours, free range eggs, best quality unsalted butter, the best vanilla extracts, and natural flavoured oils, chocolates and cocoa powders.